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Eglah

עֶגְלָהStrong’s H5698

eglah (eg-lah)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Eglah is the Hebrew word usually translated “eglah”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.”
2 Samuel 3:5 KJV
Meaning
  1. A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.5; married to David (H1732)
How it's translated
  • of eglah 1
  • to eglah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Samuel 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

עֶגְלָה eglah · Eglah

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.5; married to David (H1732); mother of: Ithream (H3507) § Eglah = "a heifer" a wife of David and mother of Ithream

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.